Monthly Archive for October, 2012

: October, 2012

CONTEST CLOSED. Thanks Everyone!
Year-Round Vegetarian Feasts (You Can Really Sink Your Teeth Into)
I saw colleague Kim O’Donnel with a hot off the press copy of this pretty book at a recent gathering and she was clutching it and beaming at it like the newborn creation it is. Kim is the founder of Canning Across America, […] …

We told you how to tame the trick-or-treat sugar high by feeding the kids a solid pre-game meal, but what about strategies for the candy bag itself? Many parents want their kids to be able to partake fully in the trick-or-treat festivities of Halloween, but they may be mortified at the amount of candy this […] …

Halloween is upon us, and what does that mean? Your kids are going to eat a lot more sugar than you’d prefer. It’s inevitable. What it doesn’t have to mean, though, is that your kids will be bouncing off the neighbor’s pumpkins due to a candy-induced sugar high. Feed them a wholesome Halloween dinner before […] …

Hey! Let’s give it up for this relative of the rhubarb plant. That’s right. Despite the name these triangular-shaped groats have no relationship at all to wheat, but are the dried and split kernels of an herb related to rhubarb.
Buckwheat is high in fiber (twelve grams of fiber per cup) and low […] …

Our little luddite is a terribly loyal Cookus fan – Hilary from Colorado!
Who of course guessed the correct answers because once one person got them – well it was a cinch. We don’t care. We’re happy for Hilary and sending her the book!
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In our never-ending attempts to please our Cookus audience, we offer a choice of main entrees this week that are both gluten-free and meatless. All three are staple meal entrees in our home.
Hope they can be favorites in your home too.
Besides learning how to cook three delicious dishes, you’ll find out other stuff about […] …

One day I was mentally counting up how many lunches I packed for my daughter and when I got to over 1000 and had only estimated up to 6th grade – well I had to stop. What today?! Parents, workers and caregivers are always on the lookout for new ideas. We get it. […] …

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